C2 Education reviews

The company really, really doesn't care about students. This (surprisingly) isn't actually terrible for them, since most tutors do care, and mostly the students just interact with the tutors. But it does suck for the tutors, since as a corporation it's basically the McDonalds model of SAT tutoring - cram as many students as possible through for as little expense as possible as quickly as possible. As a result the materials given to tutors were generally terrible.

- Centers do not keep up with the maintenance of key systems. - Way too big push for big sales. Families pretty much have to purchase large package hours in order to start tutoring. - The developed materials are not that great. They are full of grammatical errors, poorly worded questions, missing answer choices, and other errors. The developed material also does not compare well to the official SAT/ACT, including the new test! - There is very little, if any, push to make the Centers or C2 Education better. - C2 Education is growing way too quickly for its own good. - The 3:1 ratio is a great idea in theory, but very poorly executed. Classes regularly have 3 completely different topics, hurting the efficiency of the classes. - The paperwork for each student is excessive, usually adding another hour or two after a long day. - Tutors are not paid for any preparation or cleanup time. - There are few, if any, benefits for full-time employees. Very few vacation/sick days, health insurance (if you are lucky...) - Massive language barrier with the directors and corporate. Everyone above the tutors pretty much speak Korean first, then English. - Tutors are not encouraged to use their skill sets at all beyond just tutoring. - Inconsistency. Everything is inconsistent. What the directors tell parents and students will not be passed on to the tutors, the general plan for students can morph week-by-week without warning or explanation, the directors will not keep their promises (especially with hours and pay) unless the tutor keeps on them.